New Coventry City signing Blair Turgott is hoping his impressive showing in the Under-21s has taken him a step closer to his first-team debut.

The 20-year-old January free transfer from West Ham scored twice in Wednesday’s 3-0 win at Crewe and, after being on the bench at Preston and at home to Scunthorpe, hopes he’s heading the right way to getting a run-out with the seniors.

“I was delighted with my two goals,” Turgott told the club’s official website. “It was also very important to get some game time under my belt.

“It was a good performance from the whole side, we have some talented boys here and we dug in together and got a really good result.

“Reice Charles-Cook made a double save to stop the penalty and George Thomas deserved a goal. He plays like me, he’s always looking for those pockets of space and we linked up really well.

“I’m itching to play now, I want to show what I’m about and kick on now, games like this are great to get some fitness and experience.”

He added: “I’ve been on the bench already and hopefully this performance will push the manager to play me. I want to get in the first team and start filling my boots.

“I’ve always said I’m about goals and assists and I’ve always been confident in my ability. I need to impress in training now and hopefully I’ll get my chance.”